Former GTA director commends Larian Studios for stepping ...

What’s Happening

So basically Former Rockstar technical director, Obbe Vermeij, has commended Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios for walking away from the hugely successful Dungeons & Dragons series, calling it a “bold move”.

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30, 2025 Follow Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City Former Rockstar technical director, Obbe Vermeij, has commended Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios for walking away from the hugely successful Dungeons & Dragons series, calling it a “bold move”.

The Details

Reflecting on the difficulties of moving on from critically-acclaimed properties - much like when he himself moved on from Rockstar North in 2009 after games like GTA 3, GTA 4, Vice City, and San Andreas - Vermeij spoke to Games Hub in a wide-ranging interview, intimating Larian had made a “risky” decision. What GTA 6 Can Learn From GTA 4 AKA the BEST GTA Game What GTA 6 Can Learn From GTA 4 AKA the BEST GTA Game.

Watch on YouTube “It’s quite cool to see Larian Studios, who just did Baldur s Gate 3, and they’ve dropped, ‘we don’t feel like Baldur s Gate 4. We’re just gonna do another game’.

Why This Matters

It’s easier to just keep on doing what you re doing. “The reality is if you have a studio that has one mega successful game, it just doesn’t make sense to do any wild changes,” he added (thanks, TheGamer ), suggesting that it was tempting to “put [whatever weird ideas you have] into GTA rather than just launching an entirely new game”. ICYMI, Larian is set to host an AMA in the new year to follow up on its use of generative AI , following a huge backlash earlier this month.

Gaming fans have strong opinions about moves like this, and for good reason.

The Bottom Line

ICYMI, Larian is set to host an AMA in the new year to follow up on its use of generative AI , following a huge backlash earlier this month. In a statement, Larian CEO Swen Vincke stated it would be “irresponsible for us not to evaluate new technologies” and the company’s successes “come from empowering people to work in their own way”.

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